I am so incredibly sad tonight. I woke up from a nap this afternoon to see the dreadful news that Neil Mackinnon, our first Press Officer in the Scottish Parliament, had died suddenly and unexpectedly ...

In his recent article, Buddy Anderson argues that the Liberal Democrats are not going to replace the Conservatives if our party moves further to the economic left. Of course, it is worth questioning ...

Back in the day, before even blackberries were invented, the more tech savvy MPs were issued with these palm pilot things so ...

Our 57 new MPs have spent the Summer representing their constituents, writing to ministers and getting used to Westminster ...

I have a proposal on how to permanently solve the UK’s housing crisis, forever.  This proposition rests on two arguments: Unlike all of history, our population is not going to continue to grow. The ...

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One would be forgiven for thinking that a liberal party should be a bastion of free speech, open to people from all political backgrounds. Sadly, this is not the case; it is plainly obvious that Flat ...

Zoe Franklin, our new MP for Guildford, made her maiden speech on 11 September, in a debate on building safety. THe text is below: I begin by congratulating the hon. Members for Bromley and Biggin ...

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There has been a flurry of books published recently, on the subject of ‘broken Britain’. Some look at the big picture of why ‘nothing seems to work’, like  ‘Great Britain?’ by Torsten Bell,  and ...

There were 12 principal council by-elections this week (2 on Tuesday and 10 on Thursday) and it has been another very successful week for Lib Dem candidates. We registered yet another gain (this time ...

Tom Morrison, our new MP for Cheadle, made his maiden speech on 5 September on the Great British Energy Bill. The text is below: Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate the hon.